Skeleton girdle.



JACOB A. ONIDRAK, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

SKELETON GIBDLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 26, 1916.

Application filed December 28, 1915. Serial No. 68,980.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAooB A. ONDRAK, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the borough of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Skeleton Girdles, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a skeleton girdle, and its object is the production of a girdle that can easily be adjusted tothe body of the wearer with a uniform pressure throughout its surface. To obtain these objects the girdle is preferably made of two main members that coact with each other. Each member consists essentially of a pair of straps that terminate in a single strap, and the single strap of one member adjustably coacts with the pair of straps of the other member.

Figure 1 represents an inside elevation of the girdle; Fig. 2 is a top plan view of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 shows an outside elevation of the girdle in place on a wearer; Fig. 4 is an en; larged fragmentary portion of Fig. 1 and Fig. 5 shows a section of Fig. 4 on the line 5 5.

The girdle comprises the members inclicated in their entirety by the numerals 20 and 40. The member 20 comprises the two straps 21, 22 which converge respectively at their outer ends 23, 24 where they are connected to a tab 25. Straps 28 preferably of metal, with fastening hooks 30, extend from the tab 25. A brace 31 connects the ends of the straps 28. The straps 21, 22 converge at their inner ends as indicated at 32, 33 and connect with the single strap 34 that has formed therein the openings or eyelets 35. The straps 21 and 22 are connected to the guide braces indicated in their entirety by the numeral 36. Each of the said guide braces comprises, a resilient strip of material 37, preferably of spring steel, which is covered by a fibrous covering 38. The latter forms a guide opening 39 with said resilient strip of material, the function of which will be presently described. The straps 21, 22 cover the upper and lower ends of the guide braces 36 as shown.

The member 40 of the girdle comprises the straps 41, 42 similar to 21, 22 and which connect with the single strap 44 that has exguided in the guide openings of the crossbraces 46.

When the girdle is buckled in place the openings 35 of the strap 34 are engaged by the hooks 45 of the strap 44, and the openings of the straps 48 are engaged by the hooks 30 of the straps 28.

Having described my invention what I desire to secure by Letters Patent and claim is:

1. In a girdle of the character described the combination of a pair of members, each member comprising a plurality of straps terminating in a single strap, the single strap of one member coacting with the plurality of straps of the other member.

2. In a girdle of the character described the combination of a pair of members, each comprising a pair of straps terminating in a single strap, the single strap of one member coacting with the pair of straps of the other member.

3. In a girdle of the character described the combination of a pair of members, each member comprising a pair of straps terminating in a single strap, and guide braces connecting each pair of straps, the single strap of each pair of straps guided in the guidebraces of the other pair of straps.

4. In a girdle of the character described the combination of a pair of members, each member comprising a pair of straps terminating in a single strap, guide braces connecting each pair of straps and a resilient strip of material for each cross-brace, the single strap of each pair of straps guided in the guide-braces of the other pair of straps.

5. In a girdle of the character described the combination of apair of members, each member comprising a pair of straps terminating in a single strap, guide-braces connecting each pair of straps, a tab at the outer end of each pair of straps, a second pair of straps extending from each tab, means to Signed in the borough of Manhattan, in c fasten the second pair of straps of one tab the county of New York and State of New to the second pair of straps of the other tab York, this 20th day of December, A. D. 1915. 10

the single strap of each pair of straps guided JACOB A. ONDRAK. I in the guide-braces of the other pair of WVitnesses:

straps, and means to fasten the accompany- A. A. DE BONNEVILLE,

ing ends of the latter straps to each other. RALPH E. SLAYTON.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of lateltl,

Washington, D. G. 

